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How to outrun Usain Bolt: Superhuman technologyhttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2009/aug/18/usain-bolt-world-record-technology
To run faster than Bolt, fellow athletes may have to wear carbon-fibre springs on their feet and elaborate aerodynamic fairings. They could even have electrodes implanted in their muscles. Sports engineer <strong>Simon Choppin</strong> reviews the options<p>What are sprinters to do when faced with an opponent like Usain Bolt? Sport statisticians say the extraordinary Jamaican's latest 100m world record came <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/17/usain-bolt-100m-record-berlin">20 years ahead of schedule</a>. In the same race, America's Tyson Gay ran the third fastest time in history – but even this awesome feat left him trailing Bolt by over a metre. </p><p>Could technology give sprinters an edge over the flighty Jamaican?</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2009/aug/18/usain-bolt-world-record-technology">Continue reading...</a>PhysicsScienceSportUsain BoltWorld Athletics ChampionshipsAthleticsSwimmingEngineeringTechnologyWed, 19 Aug 2009 13:55:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2009/aug/18/usain-bolt-world-record-technologyStu Forster/Getty ImagesSouth African runner Oscar Pistorius on the starting blocks. Carbon-fibre blades could also benefit able-bodied athletes. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty ImagesKerim Otken/EPAUsain Bolt wins the 100m final at the World Championships setting a world record time of 9.58 seconds. Photograph: Kerim Otken/EPACHRISTOPHE KARABA/EPATyson Gay and Usain Bolt. Photograph: CHRISTOPHE KARABA/EPASimon Choppin2009-08-19T13:55:30Z